GlockSpock

You think it looks like a toy of some sort, you need to pick one up! Truly an interesting piece.

I always thought they looked neat. In Cleveland there is a tree on the greenway between 25th St. And 20th St. Ended up finding a nice "brain specimen" to bring home a few weeks ago just because. Ended up reading about them a bit. Read that they can be a skin irritant and thought "no big deal". Later that night I realized I had a chemical type burn on the hand I carried it with (mainly worked like a chemical peel. No big deal but lots of dead skin). I always thought they would be cool for a Halloween display if done correctly (jars, liquids, right colored lights, etc). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was considering a NATO style band or the like, but am unsure of the GSHOCKs working with them without an adapter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thinking about: Casio Men's GW2310FB-1CR G-Shock Shock Resistant Multi-Function Watch http://amzn.com/B00791YURC But there are honestly so many different ones that I don't know. I settled on Solar + Atomic because the Bluetooth is probably more gimmicky that useful for me. I want it to be black, and would probably do well without a metal band this time around. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Osage Oranges!   Very dense wood, was used for making bows a lot back in the day. You can take the fruit and (supposedly) use them as an insect repellant under the bed. 

Obviously it is up to each individual as to whether or not to obey signs, but I find it very ironic that most the "holy grails" (gun shows) of firearm events do not allow for lawful carry. With so many people boycotting restraints and the like that post, it's ironic that gun shows are so well supported in their current form. I think all OH Shoot was asking was whether or not someone that typically carries has a greater chance of a negligent discharge at a gun show. Remember that yesterday one of our members was in a sense an accomplice to a negligent discharge just yesterday. I cannot go through the entire gun show policing everyone, but those places are full of people completely ignoring 100% of all firearm rules. Saw a kid yesterday around age 10 "sniping" me with a nice scoped rifle. Was obviously just in awe of the scope and power he was holding, but had no respect for what he was holding. His fault? I say most of the responsibility rides on the fact his father was allowing it while standing right behind him. That gun could have been the one with a round in the chamber. I think it is naive for these establishments to promote a "gun free zone" saying "no loaded firearms or loose ammo. no exceptions". It makes the careless even more careless. Tell each and every customer that there are potentially loaded guns in there because they didn't really take the time to check anyone, tell vendors to quadruple check everything, and reiterate that everyone check their firearms upon handing off and taking hand of. In my opinion, that is better than create a very obviously false "unloaded gun" zone. Pretending that it works is just like pretending that gun free zones prevent robberies or mass shootings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty sure I saw at least a few of our guys on here:   http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com   Finding the photos can be hard, but well worth it.

It pairs with your phone and displays (certain) alert and allow you to use music controls from the watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well...As stated I was there. It got me thinking. What if instead of posting all the signs saying "no loose ammo or loaded guns. No exceptions", they posted signs saying "lethal guns beyond this point. Please check that all firearms are unloaded upon handling at your own risk". I understand the desire of attempting to eliminate the handling/transfer of unloaded firearms. However, it seems to create a very large group of people (some of which may have never touched a firearm in their life), and tell them that all the firearms in that magical room are unloaded and safe. Pair that with someone who has never learned any firearm safety rules, and it eventually turns out like this. The allusion that all the guns are unloaded causes many to "forget" safety rules. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used to always wear a watch, got into the really heavy Fossil watches and stuff, and then quit altogether because I was always afraid of scratching them and my phone tells me what time it is.   Recently I decided to give watches a go again, but with a different take. Going for digital rather than automatic/analog. Probably pickup a G-Shock, never had one before. Mainly, I'm wondering about features, and which ones are worth it vs. gimmicky.   Atomic Clock (radio sync) Bluetooth 4.0 Compatibility Solar Charging Who knows what else I'm hoping for maybe a Black Friday deal on these somewhere, and will probably wait a few weeks to see, but am open to purchasing one on Amazon if a very specific model fits me best. I am really interested in the solar charging ones, but is it more of a gimmick or really functional? I like the idea of a watch that could go 10-20 years (or more, if possible) without a battery change. However, if they "charge by solar" for only a few years before the battery/capacitor needs replacing, it doesn't seem worth it to me and would rather get one that has other good features.   Atomic clock sync sounds neat to me and is probably just as interesting as solar, but does anyone know how the watches function if they do not have access to the radio waves? I assume that you can manually set the watch and it will function as normal without ever needing that sync signal?   If bluetooth is something I could get with the two above features, I would probably be up for it. But has anyone an idea how well it actually works with an iPhone 4s?   Give me all the input you can, and links to any specific models you think would be good for me.

  Awesome! Surely one of us will get something worth posting about!   Awesome! Surely one of us will get something worth posting about!     Touche'. If more than one of us has had that problem, perhaps it is something lacking on their end. I'll be "that guy" that says I've been ordering things online for about 5 years now and have never had the first issue, thus someday I'll probably be "that guy" who's finances get screwed up because my credit card gets stolen.   It's ok. I'm sure someone here will give you a free hat:)

  We'll I'll post whatever I get whenever I get it. If anyone else was willing and able to order one, I encourage you you to do the same.

I don't see what is so confusing. 500 bags. Lets just conside one bag "the winner". Buy one bag, you have a 1/500 chance of winning. If you buy two, that's one chance of 1/500 winning, and then ANOTHER chance of 1/500 winning (roughly, close enough). Add those together, you have a 1/250 chance of winning.   Lets pretend instead you purchased half the bags. Wouldn't most agree you have a 250/500 or 1/2 chance of winning? Purchase 2/500 bags, that's the equivalent of 1/250 chance of winning.   Now, lets consider those 5 items from the photo "winners. Assuming each prize goes into  separate bag, that's 5 winners out of 500 bags. The chance that your bag is one of those is 1%, or 1/100. Purchase two bags and your chances are (roughly again) doubled so that you have a 2% chance of winning, or 1/50.   The wording suggests that there may be a few Streamlights weapon lights, a few higher end flashlights, a few multitools, and possibly more than that. If they are holding true to what they say, your odds are much better than something like lottery tickets, etc. If you "lose", at least you end up with something.

  I cannot deny a personal experience, but I've ordered from them before and all went well. In my opinion, it was very likely that someone intercepted your credit card information in transit to the website, and could have happened on any website. Whether this be by a man-in-the-middle attack, keylogger/virus, etc, I doubt it had much to do with being LAPoliceGear's fault. Unless their computers/database was infiltrated, which is also possible.

  And theoretically the odds are better than 1/250 if you considering any of that having value. Might just end up with a few hats and a few keychains, who knows? I think it will be fun!

  If one bag is filled with something good, and someone purchases two bags, what odds do they then have?  :squint:

Well, really just thought it'd be fun to open the box and see what's in it. I could use a hat or two, so as long as it is a good looking hat I won't be disappointed. If I ended up with a light or something, that would be really awesome. That watch looks awesome, and I reckon 1/250 odds of winning it aren't bad compared to most other forms of lottery.

http://www.lapolicegear.com/sos-mystery-bag.html?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Mystery+S.O.S.+Gear+Bag+-+Only+%249.99&utm_content=SHOP+NOW+>>&_ctids=0243%7cQverpg%2fSebz+Rznvy%7c7146%7c348248%7c348203&_ctdigest=MzIAKO5UGuoYJItwqGXa2A They are $9.99, limit of 2 per customer, total of 500 being sold. I bought two. I figured it'd be fun if everyone bought one or two and then posted what you get when it arrives. I guess (if they are actually putting high priced items in there) that 1/250 (or even better considering multiple good prizes) is pretty good odds. It'll be fun!

  Anyone to be on record saying "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it" should not be allowed by We the People to hold office any longer. I suppose it's We the People that are failing this country, not the politicians.

I've always used name.com for checking, but using WHOIS is probably foolproof. Assuming that nobody here is one of those people that buys up domains, I have a few ideas:   frugalgunner.com thefrugalgunner.com conservativegunner.com theconservativegunner.com   I was trying to think of a play on "Cowboy 2.0", insinuating that I carry a gun like a cowboy, but in a 21st century setting. I couldn't think of anything.   My main concern is that while I like a few of the above examples, they are long BUT easy to remember.

So, I really, really wish to startup a blog/website. I've posted about this before. I want to do it. Primarily, I"ll be posting about carrying, guns, "light" politics (mostly related to guns), and possibly interesting technology (innovative computers being introduced, etc). I will ALSO be posting about budgeting and finance, and ways to save money.   Just looking for innovative .com's. That's all. I want it to be something relatively short and memorable.    EDIT: IT would help if perhaps you used something like http://www.name.com to test whether it is already taken.

  I was actually trying to decipher that one a few days back.

  So what did you do, upgrade to the latest human 2.01.3 firmware version? Because I see that you are no longer vintage.

Kevlar phone?   http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/motorola-droid-ultra-unveiled-with-unibody-kevlar-design/   :rofl:

  Well...they are still some in stock. We could do another round if there was enough interest. I would actually be up for it again (as I only got 5 for myself this time). OR...the ones with the window we could do for ~13 each/shipped.   Interest anyone?